Carolyn Hax, author of 'Tell Me About It -- Lying, Sulking, Getting Fat and 56 Other Things Not to Do While Looking for Love,' writes her advice column for The Washington Post. / Gannett

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Carolyn Hax
The Washington Post

Fellow Readers: I am moving from a friendship into possibly more with someone. As things have gotten more emotionally intimate, my anxiety level has ratcheted up to the point where I thought about asking him to make some small tweaks to help mitigate it - for example, to plan things further in advance or communicate more often. ...